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Message:: [QUOTE="BRandM, post: 2031454, member: 22729"]Good to see your new counterstamps Frank. The Roderick stamp is listed in Brunk as R-430 on an UK (unknown date) Large Cent. This may be yours but more than likely yours is an undocumented piece. He also lists "Jos Williams" as W-647 but doesn't say if it's on the same coin with the Roderick stamp. He may be talking about the same coin...yours. Unfortunately, neither one is attributed...the names are too common. Your "Coin" stamp is very nice and also listed in Brunk as C-681. There are four examples listed by him all on Large or small Cents. Yours is the first on a Half Dollar. The term "coin" indicates something  made from 0.900 fine silver known as coin silver. This stamp was probably used by a silversmith or jeweler and was applied to his products to document their fineness. I've actually seen one or two examples of the stamp so their may be more than a half dozen or so still hanging around. The Emon piece isn't listed anywhere that I know of. By looking at it though, I think there may be more to it than what shows. It could be "Emond" or something similar. Thanks for posting them Frank. Bruce[/QUOTE]